Serving the People of God’s Presence: A Theology of Ministry

by Terry L. Cross

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2020

Leading theologian Terry Cross articulates the doctrine of the church’s ministry from a Pentecostal perspective, demonstrating how Pentecostals can contribute to and learn from the church catholic. This companion volume to Cross’s previous book, The People of God’s Presence, proposes a radical revision of the structural framework of the local church within the often-overlooked corporate priesthood of all believers. Cross explores principles for leadership and ministry from the New Testament and the early church, helping all believers to do the work of ministry.

Key Features

• Explores principles for leadership and ministry from the New Testament
• Proposes a radical revision of the structural framework of the local church
• Demonstrates how Pentecostals can contribute to and learn from the church catholic

Contents

• A Biblical Background to Ministry
• Historical Background to Ministry
• Toward a Theology of Ministry among God’s People
• The Praxis of Leading the People of God in (Their) Ministry
• The Role of Women in Leading God’s People
• The People of God’s Presence Participate in Practices Ordained by Christ
• Conclusion: The Jazz of Leading the Church

Product Details

• Title: Serving the People of God’s Presence: A Theology of Ministry
• Author: Terry L. Cross
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2020
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Pages: 267
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Church work; Christian leadership; Pastoral theology
• ISBNs: 9781493427000, 9781540960580, 9781540963512, 9781493426980, 1493427008, 1540960587, 1540963519, 1493426982
• Resource ID: LLS:SRVNGPPLGDPRSNC
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T03:09:07Z

About Terry L. Cross

Terry L. Cross (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is dean of the School of Religion and distinguished professor of theology at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, where he has taught for over twenty years. He previously served as a pastor for twelve years and a high school teacher of Latin and history. Cross is the author of Dialectic in Karl Barth’s Doctrine of God and Answering the Call in the Spirit: Pentecostal Reflections on a Theology of Vocation, Work, and Life. His forthcoming book, Serving the People of God’s Presence, will focus on the role of leadership in the church.